The British Columbia Review (formerly Ormsby) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies
Tsering Yangzom Lama#BookReview: We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama https://t.co/Quf91MG1xM "a novel of the body equally steeped in the realm of the spiritual" @PenguinRandomCA @tseringylama #Tibet #Nepal #Tibetan #Exiles #Tibetan #Refugees https://t.co/XmxSD630jB
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Growing Season
Nelson Boschman#BookReview: The Growing Season by Nelson Boschman https://t.co/7UoOmyGgaK "Boschman’s enthusiasm is contagious. His writing style is disarming, casual, and humble." @nelsonboschman #Christianity #Faith #Wine #Memoir https://t.co/uKhzwgV5mF
Paperback, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Marlowe Banks, Redesigned
Jacqueline Firkins#BookReview: Marlowe Banks, Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins https://t.co/m5VobNWIwU "an exploration of ...qualities of humanness, aiming for clear-sightedness and growth...it's funny and truthful." @JFkillsdarlings @MacmillanUSA #Novels #RomanceNovels #BCAuthors https://t.co/r28mdwlZTf
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The Day She Died
S. M. Freedman#BookReview: The Day She Died by S.M Freedman https://bit.ly/32szTvv "a slow-burn thriller that captures your mind and refuses to let go...a dazzling read" @dundurnpress @SMFreedman #thrillers #VancouverWriters https://t.co/hzfzW9s8ka
Paperback, 2021
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Four Umbrellas: A Couple's Journey Into Young-Onset Alzheimer's
June HuttonFour Umbrellas: A Couple’s Journey Into Young-Onset #Alzheimers by June Hutton & Tony Wanless "will encourage resilience and compassion in those who read it."#BookReview: https://bit.ly/33zT9V9 #dementia #youngonsetdementia @HjhuttonJune @dundurnpress @CanadaDementia @AlzCanada https://t.co/F5e6ZJIjYd
Paperback, 2020
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Love, Pamela: A Memoir
Pamela Anderson#BookReview: Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson https://t.co/0gb9nxGwRQ "It is so refreshing to hear the story of a bombshell that doesn’t end in a Marilyn Monroe-style tragedy." @HarperCollins #Memoir @pamelaanderson #PamelaAnderson #BCAuthors https://t.co/juxXW4qge3
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ordinary Monsters
J. M. Miro#BookReview: Ordinary Monsters: A Novel by J.M. Miro https://t.co/zHUlfmUpbK "offers escapist thrills and showcases an admirable imagination" @PenguinRandomCA @McClellandBooks #BCAuthors #Novels #worldbuilding https://t.co/Q8XucLXrdp
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Science and Spirit of Seaweed: Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest
Amanda Swinimer#BookReview: The Science and Spirit of #Seaweed: Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the #KelpForests of the #PacificNorthwest by Amanda Swinimer https://t.co/F0bomukXcv "I recommend this remarkable book as an ideal #Christmasgift." @Harbour_Publish #CookingwithSeaweed https://t.co/WNVT6kfoiK
Paperback, 2022
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Try Not to Be Strange: The Curious History of the Kingdom of Redonda
Michael Hingston#BookReview: Try Not to Be Strange: The Curious History of the #Kingdom of #Redonda by Michael Hingston https://t.co/E4IeHwwgUA "The complete, and completely fascinating, story of how it all came to be" @mhingston @biblioasis #Caribbean #AntiguaandBarbuda https://t.co/zAnayf0JDY
Paperback, 2022
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America
Peter Wohlleben#BookReview: #Forest Walking: Discovering the #Trees and #Woodlands of #NorthAmerica by Peter Wohlleben and Jane Billinghurst https://t.co/aHpekMRr60 "an information-packed guidebook...with vivid description" @greystonebooks @PeterWohlleben @JBillinghurst #HiddenLifeofTrees https://t.co/FpZVhNbvKX
Paperback, 2022
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book